• Adopting from Us
• Meet the Animals
• Application Form

Our primary aim is to find great, permanent homes for the animals in our care. This is something we take very seriously and we want applicants to take seriously too. We don't hand over animals and then forget about them - our interest continues throughout their lives. So by adopting from us you are essentially inviting us into your lives for the next 2, 10 or even 20 years! Our animals aren't just "pets". To us they are family members and we look for homes where they'll have the same sort of status.

It is impossible for someone who has not been in the position of having to home animals to understand how very hard this can be. We put a huge amount of work and love into helping the animals here become healthy and happy individuals, often following mistreatment and neglect in their previous homes. To then entrust the care of that animal to a stranger is incredibly difficult.

In order to adopt an animal from us you need to be willing to sign an adoption contract stating that you will, amongst other conditions, care for the animals in accordance with our care sheets. If you wish to preview the care sheet and adoption contract in advance of starting the adoption process then do please email us.

We will only adopt to private homes where the animals will be part of the family. We do not home to zoos, animal parks, colleges, schools etc and our animals must never be used for working, feeding, breeding or any other non pet purpose.

We prefer to be able to personally homecheck new adopters so ideally you will live within about an hours drive of us (We are in Wallington, Surrey). However, we will also consider homes further afield if you have adopted from us previously, have been checked by another rescue or if we can arrange a trusted volunteer to do the check. It also helps if you can provide a reference, someone you have adopted from before or someone who has already adopted from us is ideal.

If you meet these criteria then the adoption process goes like this

We have a very high standard for our homes. A good home is not enough, we look for excellent homes where the animals are family and are thoroughly spoiled. Sometimes we will say thank you but we are unable to home an animal with you at this time. We don't mean to offend but if we're at all unsure we err on the side of caution.

It's important to note that the animals here are not For Sale. On adoption you become the animals' guardian but they remain the legal property of STAR. Should you ever be unable to care for the animals or break the terms of the adoption contract, the animal(s) would need to be returned to us. We do ask you to make a donation when you adopt from us but there is no set amount required.